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Naval Officer Dog Tag Customization

24th MIDS, 20th Anniversary

More Medium Size Singapore Flags

Face Towel Embroidery for Sino-Singapore 2010

Jaey made some orders on Monday Afternoon, but i was dying on bed!!
FOOD POISIONING!!!!
Tuesday i return to shop as a Half-Tot. Still dying..
but manage to complete this urgent for her in time :)

Company Shirt Embroidery for Tuff

Sling Bag Logo Embroidery for Tuff

Korean Name Tags Customization

PropNex Jacket Embroidery

NEW!!! you can order Boys Brigade Name Tags
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HockGiftShop.com

Plaque Plate Engraving for Signal Platoon

Kids Polo Tee Customization

Tada... Family Tee Customization

Korean Name Tag Customization

Chinese Name Keychain Customization

Name Tags & Brand Tags Customization for Wormald

Stressful Day X Big Surprise!!

Early morning 1030am till 230pm, i've been answering endless of phone calls @ our shop.

"Tot Chua Pls..."
"May I speak to Tot.."
"Is Tot Around..."
"Tot.. I just emailed you XXX..."
"Tot.. I just made the transfer XXX... Pls Check"
"Tot.. send me the Quotation by today..."
"Tot.. I'll be coming down to your shop @ XX.."
"Tot.. How do you charge for XXX Embroidery?"
"Tot.. Whr is your shop?"
...
...
...

as long as someone who speaks in English, my dad will take it as IT'S MY CALL!!

Caller: "Hello.. Is this the Fire XXXXX Unit?!?"
Tot: Huh?!? No, this is Hock Gift Shop.

Caller: "Hello.. I just received a missed call"
Dad: You wait hor... (Ah Tot arh! dunno wat missed call.. you go listen...)
Tot: "Hello..." (Caller hung the phone!!)

OMG!! the amount of time i've been spending answering phone calls alone is enough from me to watch a Full length movie everyday!! The call frequency has been increasing to a limit whereby my mum had to remove the handset to stop it from ringing for 2-3 hrs!! If not, we really can nv finish our current customer jobs in time.

It's super stressful to have the phone ringing, ringing & ringing... when you know you have things to be completed ASAP!!

Str8 after lunch.. i waited for Steven to come to our shop for his Embroidery Job. But he came slightly later than expected.. so i asked my mum to receive his order for me & I went out for mailing out..

on the way back, i saw this LONG, QUIET, EMPTY, OLD, BORING road that i've always wanted to explored, but always too lazy to walk in there.. Suddenly 2day i've got so stressed up that my legs just brought me in!!

NEE SOON ROAD

It's a long 200m drive in.. nothing by the sides except Tall grasses & trees.. As i really need some silence, so i walked into Nee Soon Road with NOTHING along!! No Cash.. No Phone.. No Camera.. NOTHING!!

Air was super humid.. Insect Talks.. No Cars on both directions..

After walking for 200m.. Finally, I saw some Private Houses.. OMG!! there were Ppl living in this Wulu Wulu Nee Soon Road!! As i walked closer & closer to the houses, I've found out they were actually newly built Semi-Detached!! Some were Detached & also 2 Huge Bungalows with Swimming Pools.

To my surprise, in the 1st Semi-D @ Nee Soon Road... Parked a New Striking Red Ferrari & a Beautiful R.Royce!!! OMFG!!! this is the very 1st house in this Wulu Wulu Place & I'm seeing 2 of the most precious cars in the whole world!!! Weather so HOT.. No need to say the owner must be sleeping in his new house!!

This little afternoon walk really made my day!! Life is always filled with Surprises & Excitements..

Asset or Liability?!?

Tattoo Artist bought his new Car

Today (Wednesday 27/10/2010) our neighbour Tattoo Artist, Mr Marden, bought himself a new Hyundai :) So happy for him!! he traded in his 5-6 yrs old Hyundai SUV for a Hyundai Avante (Just took a glance, but i think its an Avante). The older car was giving him so much problems, the maintenance cost is getting higher & higher. He finally gave up & bought a smaller but brand new car! 10 Years Installment, less than $800/month, Est. $26/day.

Estimated Salary for Local Tattoo Artist = $25,000 to $40,000/month

Later in the afternoon, I went down to J's warehse. Her dad owns a Multi-Million Dollar Family Business but had never ever owns a family car. Why?!? B'cos to them...

Car = LIABILITY!!!!

They would hire logistic company to do deliveries.. take taxi or public transport.. this is probably 1 of the major reason why their little family business can grow into a multi-million dollar business in less den 2 decades!! even CEOs' from certain listed companies also know J's Daddy!! call him & talk to him over the phone!!

1 yr back.. someone from the real estate sector told me a very important sentence!!

"WHO you know will never change your life.. WHO knows you WILL!!!"

OMG.. Before i got drifted away.. back to Asset & Liability!!

Uncle "Benson" & his POOR Neighbours

Uncle "Benson", a retired man, everyday no matter rain or shine will definitely ride his ah pek bicycle from his 3.5 storey detached house... crossing the traffic junction to our shop & buy a packet of his favorite Benson Cigarette. (very Long Description of Uncle Benson LOL..)

Uncle Benson also don't owns any car..

He always tell us his neighbours, buy new cars.. after a few months all kena towed back.. no $ pay installment.. So even worse.. House also kena cheong gong by the banks.. Then got $ problems, these ppl will start torturing their maids.. ask them work for crazy long hrs...

OMG!! So these ppl may be high flyers, earning 5 digit monthly salaries, but they spend all their $ on Exp. Cars.. Buy Houses when property bubble is about to blow!! They spend entirely on LIABILITY!!

Pri Sch Educated Uncles Getting Richer & RICHER!!

It was probably not reported in the news.. little even know why the lowly educated uncles & aunties were able to sit @ coffeeshops everyday playing chess.. Lakopi.. Happy happy go Malaysia.. Happy Happy go Korea or Japan for a Tour.. Don't bother to work another day in life!!

Few of my Friends' daddys worked in some listed shipping companies str8 after NS. Some started as underwater repairman, very high risk but good salary for the lowly educated. As time goes by, they got promoted.. took up less risky job scopes such as foreman or supervisors.. some even got promoted to the top 10% management team.

These Uncles have got very simple life style.. work hard.. provide the basic standard of living for their families & Save up whenever possible..

On the other hand, the Bosses of these listed companies actually planned for their employees' futures. They give them 4-8 months of annual bonus. & some even gave them company's share as a reward for staying in the company.. some allow employees to buy the company's share @ discounted price.

Compound Interest comes into ACTION!!

@ 19 Yrs old (Monthly Salary=$1,500).. These lowly educated uncles maybe struggling to save $100 from their monthly salary. But by year end, their company suddenly gave them a lump sum of $$Bonus$$.. of cos, many spend it away buying new cars or other Liabilities.. but many also save up & buy their company's shares!!

@ 29 Yrs old (Monthly Salary=$2,500).. Those uncles who reinvested their yearly 4 month bonus into their company shares, would be receiving a Dividend (6%) of $6978.45 from their company's shares. By now they should have invested $123,285.92

@ 39 Yrs old
Monthly Salary = $3,500
Total Investment Amount = $366,574.54
Dividends (6%) = $21,994.47

@ 49 Yrs old
Monthly Salary = $4,500
Total Investment Amount = $867,487.91
Dividends (6%) = $52,049.27

These lowly educated uncles have became Millionaires @ Age 51.

I've made these calculation using the lowest Dividends Payout, Salary Increment of $100/Year & not including the person's monthly salary.

I've saw many real life examples.. the next generation for these uncles don't even need to work & they can enjoy life to the fullest :) They just need to let COMPOUND INTEREST do the JOB for them!!

Here's the Math!

Pretty Cars!!

Audi R8
Super Chio!!!
Living near our Shop :)

LOTUS
Spotted @ the same traffic junction as Audi R8

Nissan 370Z, also known as Fairlady Z

To these rich Towkays, buying pretty cars is a TREND!!
Machiam kids buying iPhone or Blackberry!! You have, I have, EVERYONE have!!

Audi TT

Audi A4

Audi A4

Audi Q5
Super Chio!!!

BMW 645Ci
Super Chio!!!
4.4 L (4398 cc) V8 Engine

Was behind this car all the way after i've entered PIE @ Paya Lebar..
Guess What?!? this driver is living in the Condo behind our shop!!!
OMG.. This uncle must be freak out seeing me following him all the way home... LOL
"Uncle Mai Giah* ... I'm not Badman!!"

*Don't be afraid in Hokkien

EXERCISE!!!!

Week 1 (18/10/2010 - 24/10/2010)

Monday... Rest Day, Yoga Stretch :)
Tuesday... 250 Crunches, 100 Leg Raise
Wednesday... 120 Biceps Curl, 40 Shoulder Press, 60 Triceps Lift
Thursday... 250 Crunches, 100 Counts of Flutter Kicks
Friday... 180 Biceps Curl, 60 Shoulder Press, 90 Triceps Lift
Saturday... Rest Day, Yoga Stretch :)
Sunday... 5km Run!

Have been starting this Exercise Roster since Last Sunday. Must continue to increase the sets until Dec!! last year almost died during ICT 2009.. too lazy to train.. so have to suffer!! won't let that happen again in ICT 2010!! Feel so much better exercising :)

Indonesia Airborne Wings

Korean Name Tags

Face Towel Embroidery for Sports Excellence Group

Wedding Towels Embroidery for Yuki

Nice?!? :)

White TKD Belt Embroidery

KFC Keychains Customization
Special Thanks to Yassin & Ramlah!

Sarah's Dog Tag Customization with special fonts

TKD Belt Embroidery for Cherie's Belt
As for Jeffrey's belt, I helped him to add 1 more Dan Strip.

Medium Singapore Flag Embroidery

Olive Green Military Tabs

Singpost Visit

Early this week, i met this online store owner. A 30-35 yr old father with a 3-4 yr old daughter. This man dragged a huge sack into the post office mins before they closed. I've just finished my mail out when he joined the queue. OMG.. I tried to peek into his sack & it was entirely filled with large parcels, easily 80 - 100 of them!! Sack standing est. 1.6m!!! Salute him!! how did he manages his orders? is this the amount of order this man mailed out every single day?!? What he sell sia?!? so many questions i feel like asking him!!!

As an Online Store Newbie, i really find these successful Online Biz Owners very impressive!!

1. Many were selling ladies Clothings (Met 1 with a gojane.com Box @ Tampines PO)
2. Some were selling little items.. Jeweleries & Accessories (Met Penny from Pinc.ws in 2009, helped her with Pinc brand tags.. rich looking guy in his early 30's @ Yishun PO..)
3. Some Young Mothers selling Baby Clothings (@ Tampines, Sembawang PO)
4. Aiya too many examples to list!!
   

I'll nv forget the gojane.com girl @ Tampines PO (Cos I was in the Queue for 25mins, est. 80 - 100 Parcels) & the rich looking guy @ Yishun PO (Cos I was the next Customer str8 after him & I Stoned there for almost 45mins!!!! est. 150 parcels)

YAWNNNN... Time to Slp!!!

Chip Eng Seng!! WAY TO GO!!!!!

Was comparing some of the companies reports these few days.. Here's 2 major Findings :)

In 2011, Starhub may not be performing as good as 2010. Dividends will probably be dropping by 30-40%.

Chip Eng Seng (CES) way to go!!!

On the other hand, Chip Eng Seng (CES) is performing beyond expection!! For the past 5 Years, CES has been showing good results to their shareholders. I'm writing FACTS!!!
Pls see: http://www.chipengseng.com/investor_finance.aspx

Earnings per share (EPS) is increasing very beautifully for the past 5 yrs!! EPS for 1H2010 is already 7.16!!! OMG.. when you look @ the current share price of CES, its only 39.5 to 40cents!!! Such a good investment sld be worth 80 to 90cents by now!!!

So shall be selling off Starhub str8 after their last dividend for 2010 & wacking entirely on CES real soon!! CES gave me a 4 Digit Hong Bao for 2010 & will be definitely be giving me a 5 Digit in 2011 :) so excited!! yeah many of my friends are joining in the CES fun!! haha.. so happy for them too!! CES.. GO GO GO!!!

Hope it helps :)

Cousin Kelvin sld be back from his Honeymoon 2day. On last sun nite, few hrs b4 he flew to HK for his Honeymoon, he told me he has quit his previous job & is now a Financial Consultant. He was looking fwd to helping me in my finance.

Other than Shawn, KK, WQ & the ppl reading this blog, everyone didnt really know what i actually know. probably due to my blur stupid look :( Yes, i've started investing since 14. I'm alittle worried for Kelvin's new Career.

Gold Spot Price NOW 1373.5!!!!! OMG!!!!

Recently local market is quite HOT!! Shares & Gold prices jumping like nobody's business!! Probably the Rich Indonesians are playing in Singapore. Good luck to everyone involved in this "Musical Chair" Game :)

Taekwondo Belts Embroidery

Korean Name Tags
Mailed out!

Patches for Armband Customization

Patches for Armband Customization

Tada.. Final Products!!
Special Thanks to Zhengling for referring Mr. Chow

Running Gears Customization
FBI, our super regular Customer :)
Wanna Thank him for his Continuous Support!

Towels Embroidery for Catholic JC
Thanks to Sok Yee & Team for their Kind Support :)
Hope to see them again during Xmas!

Chee Sia Customized some "Star Pupil" Keychains for her Students.

COOL!! with the individual's name on the back of each tag

Shuhui ordered some Event Polo Tees online.
Initially, i tot they were selling CARs!! Cos R4 mah.. Reminds me of Rav4
Aiya.. they were from SIA lah!!
Paiseh sia.. when i act smart & ask her "you all sell cars 1 ah?"

Front Left Chest

Back Print

Miss Kang came back for some Towels Embroidery
Gifts for a New Born Baby :)

Cute Cartoon Prints

I like this 1.. Nice?!

These are some Plastic Keychain orders from Sok Yee & Team

They also order lotsa Classic Belt Keychains for their Students..

Hope everyone will be happy when receiving these little gifts :)

Kelvin & Iris' ROM Towels

If you were following my blog, you must be thinking why every event i oso give towels 1?!?
Jong's House warming.. Give Towels..
Hana's Hari Raya Party.. Give Towels..
Now Kelvin & Iris ROM.. Also Give Towels!!!

Cos i really have to work 12 to 16 hrs everyday..
Before i start work, all gift shops haven open..
When i finished work, shopping malls also closed already!!
So the best way is to make these gifts by myself :)
Aiya.. I oso open gift shop mah!! LOL..

Next year, when i get a T-shirt Printer... the Gifts for the entire year would be
T-SHIRTS!!!
So be prepared to receive some Printed Tees from me if you invite me to your events :)

Number Tags for Seletar Medical Centre

Keychain Customization by Jaey!
She's our most Supportive Online Customer :)

Yvonne's Metal Plate Engraving
Customized with Singapore Indoor Stadium Logo

Franklin's Luggage Tags Customization
P/S: Hi Franklin, if you were reading this post, here's a sneak preview of your tags.
They will probably take another 5 more days to reach you!
Thank you Sir, Hope you will like them :)

Wendy came back for more Korean Name Tag Customization

Eleanor's Korean Name Tags Customization

Flags..

Yoz Cindy, your Company Brand Tags are ready for collection :)

2 Professional Golfers came back for more Patches Embroidery for their Individual Golf Bags.

Rescue Squad Polo T-shirts

Black Military Tabs
Now for SALE
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HockGiftShop.com

Last but not least.. Nalgene Glow-in-the-dark Bottles REALLY GLOWS!!!!!
Get yours @ HockGiftSHop.com NOW!!!